LAT RTMC RTC note: “~” = the film's name
documentary



The Bad Kids yes 100 100 Powerful education documentary shows a path to success
Saving Banksy yes 100 100 the ethos of street art and a desire to preserve it
The Sunshine Makers yes 100 100 *a merry trip through 1960s counter-culture
The C Word yes 100
cancer documentary bursts forth with ideas
I Am Not Your Negro yes 96 100 James Baldwin is illuminated, with dizzying multimedia savvy
Oklahoma City yes 95 92 looks back at the Timothy McVeigh bombing
Strike a Pose yes 94 86 what happened to the dancers in Madonna's Blond Ambition tour
Harry Benson: Shoot First yes 84 80 profiles a 'celebrity' photographer who was, in fact, so much more
Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America yes 82 83 Musician seeks out bigots
Reset yes 75 75 re the now-departed director of the Paris Opera Ballet
This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous yes 73 71 the rise of a YouTube star
808 yes

Stars discuss Roland drum machine
Boy 23: The Forgotten Boys of Brazil yes

looks at the country's horrifying Nazi past
Sea of Hope yes

explores national marine monuments
A Rockin’ Midsummer Night’s Dream yes

an affecting chronicle, a snapshot of a town’s collective PTSD
The Ataxian so-so

Cycling provides outlet and purpose for afflicted man
Antarctica: Ice and Sky no 95 83 More like 'March of the Glaciologist'
They Call Us Monsters no 82 73 a therapy session and a back-patting exercise
Best and Most Beautiful Things no 80 75 fails to explore deeply
Two Weeks to Go no

Even with the ultimate clock ticking, is more selfie than movie
animated



Sing yes 70 67 Packed with pop tunes, discovers the simple fun in putting on a show
One Piece Film: Gold yes 63
beneath the slapstick lies a blunt critique of economic inequality
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions so-so

suffers from both too much story and too little
The Trouble With Terkel no 40
Recycled animation; strains to offend
regular movies



The Salesman yes 97 97 the setup is creaky, the payoff, when it arrives, is a thing to behold
Paterson yes 96 95 soulful, intricate poetry
Old Stone yes 95 92 Chinese neo-noir spins taxi driver into a bureaucratic nightmare
Paris, 05:59: Théo & Hugo yes 95 100 remarkably empathetic, big-hearted and love-struck
Slash yes 94 86 provides a coming-of-age tale for the social media age
Neruda yes 94 95 *a richly imagined biographical fantasia
La La Land yes 93 96 *breathes new life into the movie musical
Fences yes 93 98 feels straight ahead and stagebound, but...
I, Daniel Blake yes 93 100 still-seething anger is at the rabble-rousing heart of ~
Toni Erdmann yes 92 90 Comedy and heartache make perfect bedfellows
20th Century Women yes 89 92 Annette Bening is the pitch-perfect centerpiece
Land of Mine yes 88 90 Young prisoners of war are victims of WWII fallout
A Monster Calls yes 87 81 *delivers a special kind of magic for both adults and children
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story yes 85 77 an uneven but thrilling wrinkle to the mythology of 'Star Wars'
Silence yes 85 84 an anguished masterwork of spiritual inquiry
The Brand New Testament yes 83 77 finds God ... in Brussels
Julieta yes 83 78 *radiant melodrama is a work of subdued mastery
Beyond the Gates yes 80 60 horror movies delivers retro fun
Patriots Day yes 80 83 a fine tribute to the people of Boston
The Daughter yes 76 58 an effective modern reworking of "The Wild Duck."
Split yes 75 62 *M. Night Shyamalan's return-to-form thriller
Staying Vertical yes 70 83 an entrancingly weird study of male anxieties
I Am Michael yes 66 69 James Franco fascinates as he morphs from gay to straight
Worlds Apart yes 63
spins three love stories set in Greece
Sophie and the Rising Sun yes 60 67 would pass the Bechdel test with flying colors
Claire in Motion yes 57 71 Betsy Brandt captures a bereft wife's confusion and grief
Wheeler yes 56
Stephen Dorff shines in docu-style music drama
Office Christmas Party yes 41 26 T.J. Miller and Kate McKinnon cut loose
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter yes 35 50 violent, idiotic fun
The Bye Bye Man yes 24 41 Don’t let it fool you, there’s fun to be had in the horror
My Annoying Brother yes

will push your buttons and you'll enjoy it
American Wrestler yes

winningly combines sports drama with immigrant saga
The Boatman yes

Hypnotic border thriller depicts immigration on human scale
Hidden Figures yes

a Grade-A Hollywood crowd-pleaser in the best way
Retake yes

intriguingly captures haunted gay man's replay of his past
The Autopsy of Jane Doe so-so 87 93 spooky atmosphere and slow-drip storytelling over visceral kicks
Two Lovers and a Bear so-so 86 89 thrilling drama with hits and misses
Barry so-so 80 74 low-key, mostly imagined portrait of the man who would be president
Trespass Against Us so-so 57 50 Adam Smith’s sloppily energetic debut feature
Kung Fu Yoga so-so 50 57 [try] to stop that goofy smile from spreading across your face
XXX: The Return of Xander Cage so-so 43 30 outlandish action, innovative stunt spectacle to the extreme
Between Us so-so 43
uncomfortably close close ups, smash cut edits
A Kind of Murder so-so 36
The otherwise flat mystery gets points for showcasing '60s style
Monster Trucks so-so 32 25 a mild creature-feature ride on the eco-friendly side
Solace so-so 24 44 delivers some old-school serial killer flair
Underworld: Blood Wars so-so 18 17 as satisfyingly big, dumb and loud as its predecessors
Assassin's Creed so-so 17 17 an exciting, if strange ride
On the Rocks so-so

shrill, but often funny anti-romantic comedy
The Grace of Jake no 80
A shallow treatment of faith
We Are the Flesh no 75 67 Mexican art-house horror film is not for the faint of heart
My Father Die no 69
Ultra-violent Southern noir is all style, no substance
Frank & Lola no 66 36 Twists and turns undermine psychosexual drama
Detour no 61 20 Take a pass and reach for the Edgar G. Ulmer film
Burn Country no 60 86 Intriguing premise fails to engage
Sword Master no 60
slices and dices but can't match classic wuxia
War on Everyone no 57 50 A snarky, self-conscious cop thriller wages ~
The Legend of Ben Hall no 56
Aussie western goes on and on
The Ardennes no 54 45 Belgian crime drama veers off course
Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies no 50
doesn't remotely live up to its title
Alone in Berlin no 47 45 never gets a grip on its historical moment
Youth in Oregon no 45 25 Heavy-handed; makes dying with dignity hard
Bakery in Brooklyn no 43 40 rom-com produces neither love nor laughs
Why Him? no 40 30 something's missing
100 Streets no 40 33 Not even Idris Elba can elevate the pedestrian ensemble drama
All We Had no 39 13 Katie Holmes' makes ho-hum feature directing debut
Sugar Mountain no 36
Beautiful landscapes; mindless thriller
Live by Night no 34 28 Ben Affleck the star doesn't do Ben Affleck the director any favors
Railroad Tigers no 33 40 makes one yearn for the Jackie Chan of old
Abattoir no 32
sloppy horror/noir hybrid
Passengers no 31 17 predicable sci-fi thriller
The Hollow Point no 31 29 Border drama; sacrifices logic for violence
A Dog's Purpose no 30 26 a fleeting experience
Don't Knock Twice no 28
[an] otherwise routine thriller
Pitchfork no 20
doesn't stray from tedium
The Crash (Jekyll Island) no 17 17 Flawed techno-thriller ripped prematurely from tomorrow's headlines
Lost in Florence no 17
bland romantic drama
Get the Girl no 13
Dark comedy-thriller is a misfire from the get-go
Collateral Beauty no 12 3 a maudlin, manipulative holiday-themed sympathy card
Eloise no 0 0 Supernatural thriller glosses over ambitious storytelling
Contract to Kill no 0 0 Steven Seagal collects another paycheck
The Book of Love no 0
The tragicomic whimsy is not enough
Bad Kids of Crestview Academy no 0
Horror-comedy fails by any measure
Fall no

Bergmanesque starkness and gloom; elusive, glacially paced
Gold no

there's no payoff in treasure-hunt [this] drama
American Violence no

a self-serious and sometimes silly B-movie
Train Station no

Experimental drama can't bear the weight of dozens of directors
Blood Brothers no

Pretentious serial killers; gets old fast
Confessions of a Womanizer no

scrapes the bottom of the barrel before finding a shred of redemption
Kill Ratio no

Ridiculous political thriller does Eastern Europe on the cheap
Stevie D no

Dead-ringer overstays welcome in derivative ~
Sins of Our Youth no

lacks emotional heft to tackle gun violence
Virtual Revolution no

There's nothing radical in the leaden sci-fi noir ~
City of Dead Men no

Genre-confused; led astray by pretense
Lost & Found no

moves in mysterious, if not always satisfying, ways
Hickey no

stuck in a '90s time warp
Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes) no

blurs the lines of reality
48 Hours to Live no

Seedy thriller grooves better than it tells a story
The Snare no

Derivative horror film relies on cheap shocks
Top Coat Cash no

beats tough-guy cliches into the ground
Doobious Sources no

You may need to imbibe to find the funny
The Axe Murders of Villisca no

The scares are low, and the plot under-baked